GIANT TREVALLY FISHING IN THAILAND

Thai Saltwater Fishing offer guided fishing trips for Giant Trevally in Thailand. The fishing destination is just outside Khao lak which is 100 km north from Phuket out to the west coast of southern Thailand in the Andaman Sea. The area offers some of the best reef fishing in Thailand, for Giant Trevally. Reef points with breaking waves and white foamy water can hold some mammoth fish that you will wish you had never hooked. Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis,) or GT as they are universally known as, are 'pound for pound' one of the toughest fish to catch in the world. The fish average from 3kgs to over 25kgs on the reefs north and south of Khao lak. Our fishing season begins in September and runs through to April. The best time to fish for GT is from September to December. The most important aspect of targeting the GT is the roll that the tides play in the daily pursuit of the fish. The GT fishing is totally dictated by the tides and in particular the incoming tide. The best time of the day for fishing is at sunrise and sunset. The low light time is when the GTs feed most actively; they swim into the reefs to hunt for the unsuspecting baitfish

POPPER FISHING FOR GIANT TREVALLY

The reef around Khao Lak on the west coast of Southern Thailand can provide hot action for the popping fanatic fisherman. One of the most exciting fishing methods for Giant Trevally is popper fishing - using large surface poppers that give a large splashy wounded baitfish action. Fishing the popper with a vigorous jerking motion is the preferred technique. This noisy, splashy action is something that can get the attention of the GTs and it produces some of the most spectacular visual surface strikes. The GT hits hard and fast and fights with an incredibly power (and generally heading for cover of anything it can find.)

A buckled over rod pumping out 20kg of drag is a sight that needs to be seen to be believed. Accompanied by the high-pitched hum of braid rocketing through the guides, coupled with sweat and sheer determination, this is what popping fishing for Giant Trevally is all about.

The fishing is done from long tail boats. When booking a guided trip with Thai Saltwater Fishing all popper fishing equipment is included. You are obviously more than welcome to use your own equipment if you prefer to do so. The equipment we provide is free of charge:
Diawa Saltiga 6500 GT and Dogfight popper reels loaded with Power Pro braided line. Lemax popper rod. We have a huge selection of poppers and all the poppers are assembled with Owner Hyper wire split rings, Owner ST-66-TN-4X treble hook and balanced for the rod.

FLY FISHING FOR GIANT TREVALLY

Fly fishing for the Giant Trevally is one of the most challenging forms of fly fishing on the planet. Catching a Giant Trevally on a fly rod places you amongst a few elite anglers who have ever captured these species on fly. You will not forget the strike of a large trevally on a popper. This is how most anglers prefer to approach these fish.

For fly fishing we recommend 9' feet single handed fast action rods for lines #8-11 and suitable fly reels with good quality brakes and a minimum of 200 m strong backing. Floating or intermediate tropical w.f. fly lines are the most used fly lines.

GTs like fast moving flies and surface popper flies, they can be taken on a wide variety of all big saltwater streamer patterns and top water poppers. Strong hooks are as important as anything. Good flies for Giant trevally: Clouser Minnows, Deceivers sizes 1/0 - 4/0 in colours white, white/yellow, white/green, white/blue and poppers in the same colours.

We offer two ways of fly fishing.
1) By taking you to some small sandy islands just off the coast you can wade in the shallow water and fly fish out to deeper water. We will bring you to the islands about an hour before the incoming tide begins, and you will have about 3 hours to fish. After that, the water gets too deep and the fish move on. GT is not the only fish species you will be able to catch; you will also be able to catch Bluefin Trevally and Yellowfin Barracuda.

2) The second way of fly fishing for GT is from `longtail' boats. While using a boat we have the opportunity to fish other areas and it will be possible to come in from deep water and get close to the rocks and reefs, so you have shorter casting distance for the GTs. Sometimes it is necessary to tease the GTs out from the reefs and rocks. The guides will cast popper out without hooks and retrieve them at a high rate of speed to get the GTs attention. The GT will aggressively hit the popper as soon as they see it and will follow it right in to the boat as its being retrieved. The guide will pull the popper out of the water as it’s near the boat, and the angler has to time the cast so that the fly lands in the water at about the same time as the popper is pulled away from the fish. All the action takes place on the surface and it's an incredibly visual angling.There can only be fly fished with one rod from the boat at time. So if you are 2 fishermen you will need to share the same rod.

Please note. Fly fishing equipment and flies, are not included in the price. Be sure to bring a spare line and spare backing. Because of the rocks and corals, or some trevally might just grab your first outfit and take off to Japan!

Time schedule for fishing trips:
Morning fishing trip starts at 05:30hrs pickup from your hotel in Khao Lak area, there will be approximately 30 minutes driving to the waiting longtail boat, and you will be back at your hotel around 12:00hrs.

Evening fishing trip starts at 14:30hrs pickup from your hotel in Khao Lak area, there will be approximately 30 minutes driving to the waiting longtail boat, and you will be back at your hotel around 20:00hrs.

GIANT TREVALLY FISHING IN KHAO LAK PACKAGE:
Peak season : September - December

What is included in the price:
- pick up from any hotel in Khao lak area
- use of long tail boats
- all popper fishing equipment (fly equipment not included)
- Professional english-speaking fishing guide
- Bottled water and soft drinks

What to bring:
- Polarized Sunglasses
- Sun lotion
- Fishing hat
- Camera and your very best smile

Price:
1 person 3,800THB
2 person 5,900THB
(The trip is private charter maximum 2 person only on the boat)